Corporate Welfare in Texas: The Ugly Truth
As the smoke begins to clear after the conclusion of the regular 88th Legislative Session and two special sessions, Texans are beginning to examine the myriad of both progress and damage accomplished by the Texas Legislature. In the damage category, this session...
Texas Passes Largest Budget Increase in Texas History
Overview Texans for Fiscal Responsibility proposed the Frozen Texas Budget, which would keep the state’s budget from growing. The budget is already too big, thereby excessively burdening taxpayers. TFR also provided a three-step process to eliminate all property taxes...
Chairman Bonnen Kills Path to Property Tax Elimination
On Thursday, after months of stalemate, the Texas House finally took up for consideration a property tax plan intended to provide real relief to Texas taxpayers. The House convened in the early afternoon to consider the proposed plan. Senate Bill 2, the main...
Second-largest Property Tax Relief in Texas History
An Overview Texans for Fiscal Responsibility proposed a three-step process to eliminate all property taxes over the next decade by simply limiting government spending at the state and local levels of government and returning surplus-collected taxpayer dollars to...
Legislature Reaches Property Tax Deal
The House and Senate finally reached a property tax relief deal, but is it everything that they claim it to be? On Monday, leadership in the Texas Legislature finally reached a deal ending the months-long property tax relief stalemate that has pitted Lt. Gov Dan...